The flight back was uneventful, I sensed another human ship moving towards the wreckage of the one I had attacked earlier yet I did not care much. I already finished my task, and bullying a weak race is no fun hence why I decided to just head back ho, leaving them on their own.
If Ember or the others want to take care of them, then that's none of my business. Although I did not see the land where I ca from, I could still sense its general direction. After a short flight, the fog reappeared as the mountains erged from behind it. I managed to spot the giant cliff where I had jumped from and made my way there.
Grandfather and the rest of the adults were already waiting for . As soon as I landed, the other adults gave nods of improvent as my grandfather stepped forward towards . "Well done Aether," He commanded as I could feel his mana dancing around my body filling with strength.
I stood with my back straight and my head held high as I replied. "I have completed my trial grandfather," I said to which he nodded. "Good, it's ti for us to go back ho," saying that, grandfather turned to glance at the other adults, I could feel the mana fluctuate around them as they silently communicated with each other before his mana brought to his back.
I turned to cast one final glance at the adults who were respectively waiting for their younglings to co back from their trials as grandfather flapped his giant wings pulling us away from the land. 'I guess this is it,' I thought as I peeked at the horizon where the sun was slowly setting, I felt that it was a sha since I didn't manage to see the younglings one last ti before I left.
The flight back ho was silent, grandfather didn't say and neither did I. It was not long ago that I left ho to start the trials, but here I am, already on my way back. I know I should have been excited, and I should have been looking forward to going back now that everything was over, yet I couldn't help but feel a little bit disappointed.
I watched the scenery change below as we passed by the Dragon road once again, I scanned the various statues while my mind wandered into a different place. I was still replaying the last trial in my mind, I didn't know why but I truly felt disappointed, It was all too anticlimactic.
Grandfather must have sensed my strange mood as he suddenly spoke. "What's wrong Aether?" He asked bringing back to my senses, I shook my head and replied. "Nothing grandfather, I just feel a bit..." I didn't know what to say when he suddenly interrupted. "You feel empty?" He asked, his voice carrying a hint of a smile.
"Yes..." I answered with a sigh to which he let out a hearty laugh. "That's normal my boy," He said causing to frown. "It is?" I asked in confusion.
"Of course! That just ans you are a Dragon! You are feeling empty and disappointed because you had your expectations set too high, you were looking forward to a fight, only for it to end up the way it did, and that's completely normal," He said with a laugh.
"Does that an the sa happened to you?" I asked.
"Of course!"
"And what did you do to make yourself feel better?"
"Well, I would go on a raid as that always does the trick!" He answered with a wide grin. "A raid?" I asked with my curiosity picked at the new term. "Yes, a raid my boy is when we launch an attack on the realm of the Shades," He explained, a slight hint of bloodlust escaped his body causing a shiver to run down my spine.
I gulped before asking. "Grandfather, what exactly are the Shades?" Hearing my question, grandfather paused for a while before letting out a long sigh. "The Shades are abominations that seek to destroy all that exists, their very presence causes harm to the stream of mana which breaks the balance of the realm, hence why it's our duty to deal with them," He explained, and for the first ti, I learned more about the world.
"I see," I mumbled as I tried to take on all the information I have been told. Grandfather didn't seem to have finished speaking as he continued. "Balance is what holds everything together Aether, the stream of mana must never be disturbed rember that!" He said with a serious voice causing to unconsciously nod in understanding.
"Yes sir!" I replied with a frown, grandfather seed to put a lot of importance on holding the balance and whatnot, although I didn't quite understand what he ant by that, I still rembered his words very carefully, 'The stream of mana must never be disturbed,' I repeated.
"The humans are getting out of line with their magic experints, they don't see what we see, and don't know what we know, If they continue down this line I fear for the day the prophecy of the King cos true," He mumbled, his words this ti did not appear to have been directed to .
'The king's prophecy huh? So many things I don't understand,' I thought as I turned to glance at the land below, If the mountain hadn't moved since the last ti I left, then we were getting closer. The scenery changed to the ancient battlefield where Amanita's corpse lied alongside that of the dead gods.
Soon, the giant floating mountain appeared in the distance casting its long shadow on the land below. I took a deep breath as I felt my mood turn for the better, 'I never thought I'd say this, but I missed ho,' I inwardly mumbled as my mouth curved upwards in a smile.
'I wonder how those little rascals are doing?'
Grandfather headed straight to the mountain, monts later we had already landed in front of th large cave entrance. Mother ca rushing outside with an anxious expression on her face, I was montarily surprised at her display of emotions, once her eye t mine, she visibly heaved a sigh of relief before reverting back to her previous poker face.
I quickly climbed down from my grandfather's back and gave a quick bow to my mother, to my surprise, her tail moved to gently bring closer to her side. She didn't say anything and didn't even look at , she simply held close.
A smile unconsciously made its way into my face as I felt warm inside. I could sense the mana fluctuations in the air as mother seed to be talking with my grandfather, her face turned into a frown as a dangerous aura escaped her body before she quickly cald herself.
Grandfather gave her a nod to which she bowed down slightly in respect, he then turned his gaze towards and spoke. "I'll be seeing you little one, stay safe," He said in a gentle tone before he jumped into the sky causing dust to rise and then flew away towards the horizon.
'He didn't even let say anything,' I inwardly mumbled, just then I could feel mother's gaze on . I raised my head to et hers as her deep gentle voice resounded in my ears.
"What na did the King bestow on you, my child?" She asked with a hint of a smile, to which I replied by proudly puffing my chest and raising my head high.
"Aether! My na is Aether!" I said, earning a never-before-seen chuckle from mother.
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